When: From 13 to 15 August

Where: Via Basilica,
Otranto,
Puglia

Melpignano

August

Taranta music night

Taranta music night is Italy's biggest music festival and one of Europe's
most important events dedicated to traditional music and its fusion with other types of music, from world music to rock,
from jazz to classical music.
For details in info go to www.lanottedellataranta.it

When: Usually around mid August

Where: Melpignano centre

Maglie

March-April

Bells fair

Stalls displaying the symbols of this feast, bells made of terracotta, along with whistles of various shapes.

When: Friday before Palm Sunday

Where: Piazza Aldo Moro

August

Mercatino del gusto

Market of typical products of Salento laid out in the squares and streets of the city.
Also workshops, in-depth meetings, book presentations and film screenings.

When: Usually beginning of August

Where: Maglie centre town

Maglie

Visit the Civic Museum

The Civic Museum of Palaeontology and Paleo-ethnology of Maglie houses many pre-historic remains, bones of the
Neanderthal and the Sapiens sapiens man, pottery and stone items manufactured by the first
Neolithic farmers and subsequent races that inhabited the area.

Poggiardo

July-August

Mestieri e Sapori antichi nel Borgo

When: End of July - beginning of August

Where: Piazza Umberto I

Other interesting things to do in Poggiardo

Visit the cripts

A number of settlement from the Byzantine period can be found in the countryside of Poggiardo.
Fragments of a beautiful frescoes found in the Crypt of Saint Maria are housed in the Crypt
Museum in Villa Episcopo.

Cannole

August

Festa della Municeddha

Four evenings of authentic folk festival with food stands to taste the traditional flavours of Salento
cuisine and, of course, the main dish, the "Municedda", prepared in various ways.
For details and info go to festadellamuniceddha.it

When: From 10 to 14 August

Where: Cannole,
Puglia

Corigliano d'Otranto

May

Truffle Food Festival

Food stands inside the historical centre of the town to celebrate the truffle in the Salento area.

When: End of May and beginning of July

Where: Corigliano centre

Other interesting things to do in Corigliano d'Otranto

Visit the castle (images above)

The castle of Corigliano d'Otranto was built at the beginning of the XVI century.
It is reinforced by massive round towers at each of its corners and has a beautiful front which dates back to 1667.

Scorrano

July

Feast of Santa Domenica

The local artisans create large wooden structures and arches dotted with a
kaleidoscope of colourful lights. Also fireworks on the last night.